Sri Lankan IDP numbers, February to December 2010

Last updated February 23, 2019

Numbers of Sri Lankan internally displaced persons displaced from the Vanni region since October 2008 and detained by the Sri Lankan Military at various camps in northern Sri Lanka during February 2010 to December 2010:

The Vanni, also spelled Wanni, is the name given to the mainland area of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It covers the entirety of Mannar, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya Districts, and most of Kilinochchi District, and has an area of approximately 7,650 square kilometres (2,950 sq mi). The population and infrastructure of the Vanni were devastated by the Sri Lankan Civil War.

The Northern Province is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. Between 1988 and 2006 the province was temporarily merged with the Eastern Province to form the North Eastern Province. The capital of the province is Jaffna. The majority of the Sri Lankan Civil War was played out in this province.

Camp	Div Sec Division	Admin District	5 Feb ^[1]	11 Feb ^[2]	22 Feb ^[3]	25 Feb ^[4]	11 Mar ^[5]	26 Aug ^[6]	8 Oct ^[7]	2 Dec ^[8]
Menik Farm Zone 0 (Kathirkamar Village)	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	13,437	13,327	15,718	15,212	14,537	5,724	4,507	6,619
Menik Farm Zone 1 (Ananda Kumarasamy Village)	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	23,978	24,961	24,126	23,741	21,895	8,805	7,315	9,691
Menik Farm Zone 2 (Pon Ramanathan Village)	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	22,885	22,385	22,236	21,890	20,003	7,039	5,692
Menik Farm Zone 3 (Arunachchalam Village)	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	18,479	19,486	17,813	17,500	16,984	7,209	4,181	3,843
Menik Farm Zone 4	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	12,841	12,694	12,144	11,885	11,194	3,930	3,356
Menik Farm Zone 5	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	2,913	2,863
Menik Farm Zone 6	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	3,970	3,937	3,783	3,698	3,588
Tharmapuram Welfare Centre (Mahakongaskada (MKK))	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	2,464
Kaithady Palmyra Research Institute	Thenmarachchi	JAF	316	316	316	316	316
Kodikamam Ramavil (Kodikamam Forest)	Thenmarachchi	JAF	2,606	2,606	2,606	2,606	2,606	2,239	1,226	1,179
Manalkadu	Vadamarachchi East	JAF	685	685	685	685	685		367
Illupaikkulam	Mannar Town	MAN	541	481	481	481	346
Jeevodayam		MAN	302	142	142	142
Kalimoddai	Nanaddan	MAN	548	517	517	477	332
Sirukandal	Nanaddan	MAN	554	452	452	433	345
Total			106,519	104,852	101,019	99,066	92,828	34,946	26,644	21,332

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Numbers of Sri Lankan internally displaced persons displaced from the Vanni region since October 2008 and detained by the Sri Lankan Military at various camps in northern and eastern Sri Lanka during May 2009:

Numbers of Sri Lankan internally displaced persons displaced from the Vanni region since October 2008 and detained by the Sri Lankan Military at various camps in northern and eastern Sri Lanka during February and March 2009:

Numbers of Sri Lankan internally displaced persons displaced from the Vanni region since October 2008 and detained by the Sri Lankan Military at various camps in northern and eastern Sri Lanka during April 2009:

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References

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↑ "LKM0490 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 14 February 2010" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 18 February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
↑ "LKM0491 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 22 February 2010" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 23 February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
↑ "LKM0491 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 25 February 2010" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
↑ "LKM0492 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 11 March 2010" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 16 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
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[LKM0489-1] "LKM0489 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 5 February 2010" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 9 February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2010.

[LKM0490-2] "LKM0490 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 14 February 2010" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 18 February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2010.

[LKM0491-3] "LKM0491 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 22 February 2010" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 23 February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2010.

[LKM0491a-4] "LKM0491 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 25 February 2010" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2010.

[LKM0492-5] "LKM0492 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 11 March 2010" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 16 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2010.

[LKRN046-6] "LKRN046 Report # 27: August 2010" (PDF). Joint Humanitarian Update: North East Sri Lanka. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 26 August 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2010.

[LKRN047-7] "Report # 28: September 2010" (PDF). Joint Humanitarian Update: North East Sri Lanka. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 8 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.

[LKRN048-8] "Report # 29: October - November 2010" (PDF). Joint Humanitarian Update: North East Sri Lanka. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2010.